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34-422: In early 2004, the company purchased 99.9 FM WRZA from Entravision and in late 2004, the company purchased three suburban Chicago radio stations from Spanish Broadcasting System : 92.5 FM WDEK , 92.7 FM WKIE and 92.7 FM WKIF . The trimulcast was formerly the home to Energy 92.7&5. WKIF was broken away from the trimulcast and WRZA took its place. WKIF became a CNN Radio affiliate. The new trimulcast became

68-416: A variety hits format as Nine FM , and the station later became a split-format station with Nine FM during the day and Dance Hits format Dance Factory at night. Dance Factory is operated by TKC Entertainment, which leases the air time from Newsweb. Nine FM was discontinued as of October 19, 2008, in favor of Progressive Talk simulcast with sister station WCPT . WCPT-FM 92.7, WCPQ 99.9, and WCPY 92.5

102-456: A brush between her teeth and began selling her artwork. She also writes this way, although for most writing tasks she relies on voice recognition software. To date, she has written over forty books, recorded several musical albums, and starred in an autobiographical movie of her life, and is an advocate for people with disabilities. Joni wrote of her experiences in her 1976 international best-selling autobiography, Joni: The unforgettable story of

136-559: A one-minute radio feature, "Diamonds in the Dust", that airs daily. Both programs have received awards: "Joni and Friends Radio" received the "Radio Program of the Year" award from National Religious Broadcasters in 2002, and "Diamonds in the Dust" won the same award in 2011 in the short program. Other Joni and Friends programs include Family Retreats (a camp/retreat experience for families affected by disability), Wounded Warrior Getaways (which offer

170-455: A similar experience for families of Wounded Warriors ), and Wheels for the World (which collects manual wheelchairs and other mobility devices to be refurbished by volunteers in prison restoration shops, then shipped overseas, where the wheelchairs are fitted by physical therapists to people in developing nations). Joni and Friends also has produced 51 episodes of Joni and Friends TV , and overseen

204-401: A young woman's struggle against quadriplegia & depression , which has been distributed in many languages. The book was made into a 1980 feature film of the same name , starring herself. Her second book, A Step Further , was released in 1978. She founded Joni and Friends in 1979, an organization to "accelerate Christian ministry in the disability community" throughout the world. In 2007

238-559: Is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Park Forest, Illinois , serving the Southland suburbs of Chicago . It is owned and operated by the Bible Broadcasting Network and it carries a Christian talk and teaching radio format . National religious leaders heard on WYHI include Chuck Swindoll , Joni Eareckson Tada , Adrian Rogers and J. Vernon McGee . The station is listener-supported and seeks donations on

272-475: Is an American evangelical Christian author , radio host , artist, and founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community". Joni Eareckson was born in 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland , the youngest of four daughters, to John and Lindy Eareckson. Joni was named after her father, John Eareckson, so she pronounces her name as "Johnny". Her father participated in

306-537: Is now retired. Ken is sansei , meaning that he is the third generation to be born in the United States after his family relocated from Japan. Ken and Joni live in Calabasas, California . In 2010, Tada announced that she had been diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer . She underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy . Her treatment proved successful, and she was declared cancer-free in 2015. In November 2018, Tada

340-539: The 1932 Summer Olympics as an alternate for the United States wrestling team and was honored as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 1996. Joni was a member of Bishop Cummins Reformed Episcopal Church , where she was confirmed as a young woman. With the example of her parents, Joni lived a very active life all through her growing-up years, enjoying riding horses, hiking, tennis, and swimming. On July 30, 1967, when she

374-701: The Americans with Disabilities Act was authored by this council. Tada is a conference speaker. Her articles have been published in Christianity Today , Today's Christian Woman , The War Cry ( Salvation Army ), and newspapers around the world. Tada has appeared several times on Larry King Live . In 1989, Tada was a plenary speaker at the Second International Congress on World Evangelization in Manila . She served until 2013 in her appointment as

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408-579: The Evangelical Christian Publishers' Association 's (ECPA) Gold Medallion and the silver medal in the 1997 C. S. Lewis Awards, and Tell Me The Truth , which received the ECPA Gold Medallion in 1998. The life story of Tada was used by Czech composer Ivan Kurz in his opera Večerní shromáždění ketho ( Evening Divine service ). Joni married Ken Tada in 1982. For many years, Ken was a high school history teacher and coach, though he

442-1084: The Institute on Learning Disabilities, the Disability Advisory Committee, New Europe Communications, and the Christian Writers Guild, and as honorary co-chair of the Presidential Prayer Team. She has been interviewed by the Chicago Tribune , Ligonier Ministries , and the Los Angeles Times . In November 2009, Tada signed an ecumenical statement known as the Manhattan Declaration calling on evangelicals, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians to work towards changing laws which permit abortion , and other matters that go against their religious consciences. Tada received media attention in 2014 for her performance of

476-609: The Joni and Friends International Disability Center in Agoura Hills, California , was established. Led by Tada (founder and CEO) and John Nugent (president and COO), the Joni and Friends International Disability Center runs a multi-faceted non-profit covering a number of program outlets. The longest-running program is "Joni and Friends Radio", a five-minute radio program begun in 1982. It now runs four minutes in length and can be heard each weekday on over 1,000 broadcast outlets. Tada also records

510-730: The Lausanne Senior Associate for Disability Concerns. As of 2017 , Tada is still a board member of the Lausanne Movement . As of 2017 , Tada is an adviser on many organizations, such as the Board of Reference for the Christian Medical and Dental Society , Young Life Capernaum Board, CBM International , National Institute for Learning Disabilities, and the American Leprosy Mission. She also served on Love and Action,

544-627: The Nine FM programming on all three signals Monday, October 20, 2008, and replaced it with a simulcast of sister station WCPT 820's progressive talk programming from 5 A.M. until 9 P.M. The Nine FM format moved to WKIF 92.7 in Kankakee. The station's call sign was changed to WCPQ on October 27, 2008. On June 2, 2014, WCPQ and WCPY broke away from the Progressive Talk simulcast and changed their format to Polish-language news, talk and music. It

578-453: The air. WYHI has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts , the maximum for most Illinois stations. The transmitter is on West County Line Road in Peotone , near Interstate 57 . The station signed on the air on January 5, 1962. From its launch until 1975, the station had the call sign WKAK. It was originally owned by Kenneth Baker, Willis Maltby, and Claude Baker. WKAK

612-479: The evening. By 1972, the majority of the station's playlist was popular music, with standards comprising a quarter of the station's playlist. In June 1972, the station's format was changed to country music . In late 1974, Claude Baker and Luella Feller sold the station to Harry Fitzgerald, Howard Dybedock, and Benedict Cerven, Sr. for $ 132,315. On April 7, 1975, the station's call sign was changed to WBYG. The station's branding called it "The Big One". As WBYG,

646-652: The formation of the Christian Institute on Disability (a training and advocacy arm of Joni and Friends), among other ventures. While the main office of Joni and Friends remains in Agoura Hills, California, smaller offices can be found across the United States. In 2005, Tada was appointed to the Disability Advisory Committee of the U.S. State Department . Tada served on the National Council on Disability under presidents Reagan and Bush in 1988. The first draft of

680-525: The station began airing an adult contemporary format. In 1979, the station's transmitter was moved to Peotone, Illinois , along the Kankakee County / Will County border, and its ERP and HAAT were increased to 50kw and 500 feet respectively. By 1979, WBYG began airing an album-oriented rock format. In early 1984, Harry Fitzgerald, Howard Dybedock, and Ben Cerven sold the station to Gene Milner Broadcasting for $ 1.2 million. On February 15, 1985,

714-663: The station to Fox Television Stations . In 2006, they also sold Denver UPN affiliate KTVD to Gannett , who made it part of a duopoly with Gannett's local NBC affiliate, KUSA-TV . Newsweb retained KTVD's former satellite station in Sterling, Colorado , KUPN (now KCDO-TV ), which was operated as independent station from 2010 to 2020. The company later sold KCDO-TV, which was briefly affiliated with Grit , to Scripps in November 2020. Coincidentally, both WPWR and KTVD are affiliates of MyNetworkTV . WYHI WYHI (99.9 MHz )

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748-505: The station's call sign was changed to WBSW. It was branded as "The Bus". The Bus continued WBYG's album rock format. Shortly after the station's launch, a 20 foot long bus shaped balloon used to advertise the station broke loose from its tethers and floated away, prompting the FAA to issue a warning to pilots. Soon thereafter, the Bus flipped to a CHR/Top 40 format. The station's call sign

782-470: The station, along with 750 AM WNDZ , to Newsweb Corporation for $ 24 million. In June 2004, Newsweb launched an adult hits format on the station, branded as " Nine FM ", with the slogan "We Play Anything". After Newsweb purchased other rimshot stations, Nine FM's programming expanded to WKIE (92.7 FM) in the north suburbs and WDEK (92.5 FM) west of the Chicago area on November 29, 2004. Sky Daniels

816-545: The station, branded "La Zeta". On September 23, 1996, the station's call sign was changed to WRZA. In 2000, Z-Spanish Network was acquired by Entravision Communications . On December 29, 2000, the station changed to a Spanish CHR format branded "Super Estrella", which was simulcast on sister station WZCH 103.9 in Dundee, Illinois . In May 2001, the station's city of license was changed from Kankakee, Illinois to Park Forest, Illinois . In 2004, Entravision Communications sold

850-515: The title song from the Christian film Alone yet Not Alone . With limited lung capacity due to her disability, Tada, had her husband, Ken, pushing on her diaphragm while she recorded the song to give her enough breath to hit the high notes. Tada has no professional training in music. While the song's writers initially received a nomination for an Oscar in the Original Song category , the nomination

884-527: Was 17 years old, she dove into the Chesapeake Bay after misjudging the shallowness of the water. She had a fracture between the fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae and became a quadriplegic (or tetraplegic ), paralyzed from the shoulders down. During her two years of rehabilitation, according to her autobiography Joni , she experienced anger, depression, suicidal thoughts, and religious doubts. However, during occupational therapy, she learned to paint with

918-477: Was a trimulcast which simulcast WCPT between 5 AM and 9 PM, and operates Dance Hits format Dance Factory at night. On June 2, 2014, WCPT-FM and 99.9 WCPQ broke away from the Progressive Talk simulcast and changed their daytime format to Polish, branded as "Polski FM". WCPT-FM then swapped callsigns with 92.5 WCPY in DeKalb, which remained part of the Progressive Talk simulcast. Newsweb Corporation owns WCPT which

952-573: Was an Air America and CNN Radio affiliate, and also includes locally hosted Progressive talk programming. WCPT operates on 820 AM in the Chicago area. Newsweb purchased AM 850 WAIT in 2004. Newsweb also owns WSBC 1240 AM and WNDZ 750 AM, WCPY 92.7 FM and formerly owned WCFJ 1470 AM, until surrendering the station's license to the Federal Communications Commission on November 9, 2015. In May 2018, Newsweb sold WCPQ to Bible Broadcasting Network for $ 5,099,000. WCPT-FM

986-696: Was branded as "Polski FM". After the station's sale to Bible Broadcasting Network, Polski FM briefly moved to WMFN AM 640. On March 20, 2018, Newsweb announced it would sell WCPQ to the Bible Broadcasting Network for $ 5,099,000. The sale was consummated on May 31, 2018. On that day, the new owners changed the station's call sign to WYHI. The station joined the Bible Broadcasting Network on June 12, 2018. 41°18′04″N 87°49′35″W  /  41.301109°N 87.826395°W  / 41.301109; -87.826395 Joni Eareckson Tada Joni Eareckson Tada (born October 15, 1949)

1020-472: Was changed to WBUS on April 1, 1987. The station aired Casey's Top 40 on Sunday mornings. It also played dance mixes at night. The Bus lasted until 1996, when Milner Broadcasting sold the station to Z-Spanish Network for $ 7 million. "The Bus" branding would return to a CHR station in the area in 1998, on 100.7 WBVS in Coal City, Illinois . Z-Spanish Network launched a Regional Mexican format on

1054-443: Was later revoked for what the academy deemed improper campaigning by the composer, Bruce Broughton . Some controversy followed this decision, and subsequent media attention helped the song's official YouTube video, featuring Tada, surpass one million views. Tada is the author of over 48 books on the subjects of disability and Christianity. Several of them have been children's books, including Tell Me The Promises , which received

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1088-501: Was originally licensed to Kankakee, Illinois , with its call letters representing its city of license . The transmitter was located 2.9 miles north of the city limits, and it had an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,600 watts at a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 210 feet. It was Kankakee's first FM station. In the 1960s, the station aired a beautiful music format, with mostly instrumental cover versions of popular adult songs. In 1969, it began adding some soft vocals in

1122-519: Was sold to Educational Media Foundation for $ 1.6 million in autumn of 2018. In August 2019, Newsweb sold WAIT's transmitter site to McHenry County College , and the station was taken off the air. Newsweb surrendered WAIT's license on July 15, 2020, and the FCC cancelled the license on July 21. Newsweb had formerly owned the Gary, Indiana - licensed UPN affiliate for Chicago, WPWR-TV , until 2003, when they sold

1156-458: Was the original program director for Nine FM. When he left in 2005, he was replaced by Matt DuBiel. In 2006, Chris Chudzik began leasing air time for a dance music show called Dance Factory. Initially airing overnight on Saturdays, the program was expanded to seven nights a week on May 14, 2007. Dance Factory continued to air overnight until Newsweb sold the station, even as the station's daytime format changed. Newsweb Corporation dropped

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